My latest Silverbell/Senorita

This is the latest B&D. I bought on Ebay. It was more or less a wreck and in need of lot of TLC. The serial number is 25261 Silverbell #1 19 frets with extended .fingerboard.
But the neck was a wreck and so the resonator. The outer part of the wood was simply missing.The flange was painted white and somebody has tried to bend it away from the resonator with a screwdriver. The plating was gone in some places as also on the tonering and on the tensionhoop and on the Oettinger. All hooks were corroded. But I had a Senorita neck just in case. And I also had an old Super resonator. I ordered som new hooks. Took the paint away and mounted the senorita neck. It was a perfect fit. My dear friend Karsten Schnuur will hopefully deal with the original Silverbellneck in the future. I had set it up and it sounds good. For the time being it will be my working horse .Replating will also be done.

The bridge and flange

I made a new bridge to the banjo. I use rendeerhorn as inlay on the bridge. It gives a good sound.

The flange has lost some plating .

The resonator

The old Super resonator fitted perfect with the Silverbell flange. The wood have lots of scratches from beltbuckle. But grind,paint grind. paint and so on.

The B&D Family

And here thy are. My Silverbell family. From right Karsten Schnuur Silverbell 2000. Silverbell#1/Senorita 1928 and Silverbell#1 1923 17 fret.